Motorcyclist flees police: Arlington Police Log

Saturday

Sep 3, 2016 at 4:57 AM

The following are excerpts from the Town of Arlington police log between Tuesday, Aug. 23 and Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.

Aug. 23

-- 6:17 a.m., police attempted to stop a motorcyclist from the intersection of Mill and Summer Streets after the rider passed over the double yellow lines. The motorcyclist sped away at more than 60 miles per hour, causing police to abandon the chase to prevent injury to bystanders. The matter remains under investigation.

Aug. 24

-- 6:23 a.m., police were called to a Marathon Street church to investigate vandalism of a "Black Lives Matter" sign. An unknown party had taped a piece of cardboard over a portion of the sign so that it read "Black Lives Murder."

-- 8:54 a.m., police were called after an unknown person smeared shaving cream on the rear drivers' side window of a parked car on Trowbridge Street. The culprit also left a soft-shell taco wrapper at the scene.

-- 10:32 a.m., police responded to a two-car crash at the intersection of Addision and Pleasant Streets. Damage to both cars was minimal.

Aug. 25

-- 12:33 a.m., while conducting a check of a "Black Lives Matter" sign on Marathon Street, police discovered marks on the sign consistent with an egging. Further investigation determined that the markings were not recent.

-- 8:30 p.m., a motorist came to the station to report that her car's front bumper and driver's side mirror were struck by an unknown vehicle while it was parked on Westminster Avenue the previous afternoon.

Aug. 26

-- 10:04 a.m., police investigated a broken window in the rear of the Whittemore Robbins House. Staff at the house said they did not see the damage occur but believe it had been broken from the outside.

-- 11:39 p.m., an Arlingtonian came to the station to report that she had been contacted by police from Tacoma, Washington. The officer told her that they had arrested a woman using a fake ID with the Arlingtonian's personal information in an attempt to withdraw money from a Bank of America account.

-- 3:28 p.m., an employee at a Park Avenue nursing facility told police her car was keyed in the facility's parking lot during the workday.

-- 4:55 p.m., a woman approached an Arlington officer saying she had received a suspicious call from an individual claiming to be a Braintree police officer. The alleged officer asked her about two individuals and asked her to confirm the last four digits of her Social Security Number. The woman was given an Identity Theft Packet.

Aug. 27

-- 12:12 p.m., a Arlington motorist came to the station to report that his rental car had been struck while parked on Glen Avenue by a black pickup truck which then fled the scene.

Aug. 30

-- 5:41 a.m., an Arlington resident walking his dog called police to report a white man, about five feet, nine inches tall, with blond hair and wearing a black sweatshirt and dark shorts had been going in and out of driveways on Cleveland Street and had entered at least one car. The car's glove box was open when police arrived, however police could not locate the suspect in the neighborhood. The car's owner said nothing appeared to have been taken.

-- 2:10 p.m., a Dartmouth Street resident told police that his briefcase, containing an iPad and a laptop, had been stolen from his unlocked car overnight.